The CEC Permitting Workshop will be held January 10-11, 2017 at the Hilton Riverside Wilmington in Wilmington, NC. The intent of this workshop is to bring federal and state permitting and resource agencies together with coastal engineering and environmental permitting practitioners to discuss each entities role, what is working well in certain states, and what challenges exist in certain states. This dialogue will be of great value to those in attendance who are looking at improving the process in the future to balance the need to protect natural resources and avoid excessive delays in implementing coastal projects in the public interest. Rooms are available for reservation with the special group rate of $109/night until Decemeber 10 at http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/I/ILMNCHF-ASB-20170110/index.jhtml